It is plus plus then.

It is plus plus then.

I rise to support clause 19. My hon. Friend the Member for Dagenham (Jon Cruddas)—he has unfortunately left the Chamber for a few minutes, but has been in his place since the debate started—and I spent time in 1997 and 2007 working on an almost daily basis with Government lawyers,...

I rise to support clause 19. My hon. Friend the Member for Dagenham (Jon Cruddas)—he has unfortunately left the Chamber for a few minutes, but has been in his place since the debate started—and I spent time in 1997 and 2007 working on an almost daily basis with Government lawyers,...

I thank my hon. Friend for his kindness towards me in today's debate and previous ones. Will he meet my hon. Friend the Member for North-East Derbyshire (Natascha Engel) and me to talk about the enforcement of employment tribunal awards for vulnerable workers? Will he have further discussions with me,...

I thank my hon. Friend for his kindness towards me in today's debate and previous ones. Will he meet my hon. Friend the Member for North-East Derbyshire (Natascha Engel) and me to talk about the enforcement of employment tribunal awards for vulnerable workers? Will he have further discussions with me,...

Sometimes in the trade union movement we are in danger, if we are not careful, of taking an opinion from a lawyer and placing it against another lawyer's opinion while failing to have an opinion ourselves. What we have here is a victory plus, if my hon. Friend does not...

Sometimes in the trade union movement we are in danger, if we are not careful, of taking an opinion from a lawyer and placing it against another lawyer's opinion while failing to have an opinion ourselves. What we have here is a victory plus, if my hon. Friend does not...

Employers, such as the Post Office, rightly have the opportunity to write to their employees about why they should not strike. If that happens, it means that the employer has decided what position the work force is likely to take in the ballot. That must mean that it has the...

Employers, such as the Post Office, rightly have the opportunity to write to their employees about why they should not strike. If that happens, it means that the employer has decided what position the work force is likely to take in the ballot. That must mean that it has the...

My hon. Friend is being somewhat unkind about the history of such matters. As someone who dealt with the issue in 1999, I can say that the determining factor is not whether an employer is in the public or private sector, but the relationship at the point that the dispute...

My hon. Friend is being somewhat unkind about the history of such matters. As someone who dealt with the issue in 1999, I can say that the determining factor is not whether an employer is in the public or private sector, but the relationship at the point that the dispute...

An important aspect lies in ensuring that a tribunal has the capacity to take a decision other than reinstatement. There are occasions when between being dismissed unfairly and a tribunal decision the worker seeks and gains employment somewhere else. If it is simply a matter of reinstatement, they will lose...

An important aspect lies in ensuring that a tribunal has the capacity to take a decision other than reinstatement. There are occasions when between being dismissed unfairly and a tribunal decision the worker seeks and gains employment somewhere else. If it is simply a matter of reinstatement, they will lose...

I think that the hon. Gentleman is about my age. He should have realised what was happening in the 1950s. There were witch hunts against communists, but not by trade unions or trade unionists; they were carried out by right-wing politicians here and in America, and of course blacklists were...

I think that the hon. Gentleman is about my age. He should have realised what was happening in the 1950s. There were witch hunts against communists, but not by trade unions or trade unionists; they were carried out by right-wing politicians here and in America, and of course blacklists were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects to publish the Government’s response to the Office of Fair Trading’s report The Commercial Use of Public Information.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects to publish the Government’s response to the Office of Fair Trading’s report The Commercial Use of Public Information.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the Government intend to implement the recommendations made by the Office of Fair Trading in its market study on public sector information; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the Government intend to implement the recommendations made by the Office of Fair Trading in its market study on public sector information; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his Department's files went missing temporarily or were lost in (a) his Department's file stores and (b) private sector contractors in each year since 1997. - Information is not available in the format requested.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his Department's files went missing temporarily or were lost in (a) his Department's file stores and (b) private sector contractors in each year since 1997. - Information is not available in the format requested.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place a copy of the Department 2002 Pay Offer information pack in the Library. (In Library Dep 03/192). - The info has been placed in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place a copy of the Department 2002 Pay Offer information pack in the Library. (In Library Dep 03/192). - The info has been placed in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) the pensions industry, (b) employers and (c) trades unions to ensure that the public is better informed about their future pension provisions. - (Holding answer 21 October 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) the pensions industry, (b) employers and (c) trades unions to ensure that the public is better informed about their future pension provisions. - (Holding answer 21 October 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that advancements in information collection are used to inform pension-holders of their rights and opportunities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that advancements in information collection are used to inform pension-holders of their rights and opportunities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what pilot schemes he will run to ensure that information and procedures given to benefit recipients will have been fully tested prior to the April 2003 deadline; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what pilot schemes he will run to ensure that information and procedures given to benefit recipients will have been fully tested prior to the April 2003 deadline; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for a further promotional campaign on stakeholder pensions; and what provision for such a campaign has been included in the previously announced forecasts of current year spending.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for a further promotional campaign on stakeholder pensions; and what provision for such a campaign has been included in the previously announced forecasts of current year spending.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, What action the Government proposes to take to ensure that individuals are able to make appropriate provision for their retirement. (Failed OPQ)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, What action the Government proposes to take to ensure that individuals are able to make appropriate provision for their retirement. (Failed OPQ)

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what work is being undertaken to enable citizens and businesses to quickly find official information on the Internet and elsewhere.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what work is being undertaken to enable citizens and businesses to quickly find official information on the Internet and elsewhere.